World Series Preview: A Tale of Two Cities
October 22, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Playoffs
As we prepare for the World Series, here’s a quick rundown on the two cities represented in this year’s festivities:
| Boston | Denver | |
|---|---|---|
| Actor: | Leonard Nimoy | Tim Allen |
| Beer: | Samuel Adams | Coors |
| Food: | Clam chowdah | Bull testicles |
| Founded: | 1630 by Puritan colonists from England | 1858 by gold prospectors from Kansas |
| Literature: | Edgar Allan Poe | Neal Cassady |
| Music: | Aerosmith | Jill Sobule |
| Nickname: | Beantown | Mile-high city |
| Population: | ~597k | ~567k |
| Word: | Wicked pissah | Rocktober |
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Sure, maybe Tim Allen was born in Denver, but he’s been a Michigan man ever since!
Thanks, Kurt; didn’t realize that. I just liked the Star Trek/Galaxy Quest angle.